Poem main idea

The author of the poem is trying to convey a truly thankful mood. He's trying to express thanks for the emotion behind acts of love. He's thankful, for not the materialistic things, but for the thought that goes into getting those things. He is thankful for the love, rather than just the gift itself. He sees the passion and thought that goes into getting a gift, and that is what he is truly thankful for.

Why I chose the poem.

I chose this poem because it really stood out to me. I chose it because I can relate to it. Whenever I am given a gift, I am flattered that the person thought of me enough to get me a gift. I also chose this poem because I am really thankful for many things, however those things are not material objects. I am thankful for events that have taken place in history, such as protests, and the civil rights movement. I am thankful for my family, and for my friends. I'm thankful for my teachers and the knowledge they have passed onto me. Most of all, I am thankful for the rebels, because without them there would be ,no rebellion, no change, no reform.

"Gratitude and thanks" by Mischief Brew

I asked a student of higher schoolingHe said he didn't careWhen I asked about the sixtiesThey simply said long hair

Saw a child getting programmedGetting programmed when she wakesAnd I hear a raving elderCursing twenty years too late

Oh, how the fascists screwed meSon, life's too short to winAnd then the students of higher schoolingHid more pills inside his plate

So,I'd like toSend gratitudeAnd thanks

To those whoHad the courage to defy the mighty ranksSend it to the students who wave the bannersWho held flowers up to the tanksAnd to the ones who are still fightingYes, all my gratitudeAnd all my thanks

So as you sit bitter and helplessSo grateful to be deadSaid freedom's here to chill outSo sit and rest your head

Think of those who fought for your rightThe path you walked, they pavedAnd those who fought for your rightTo carry it until today

Well it was they who fed the hungryScorned the Pentagon for peaceWhile the army rounded strangers upAnd made the instant peace

They who made a union dieSo try to fill the jailsAnd spread a message of unityAcross the nation's rails

And said we're destroying the house that Mack builtKicking down the doors and pulling nailsAnd you've the nerve to tell meThat everyone has failed

No,You should sendYour gratitudeAnd thanks

To those whoHad the courage to defy the mighty ranksSend it to the students who wave the bannersWho held flowers up to the tanksAnd to the ones who are still fightingYes, all my gratitudeYes, all my thanks

I'd like toSend out a head and a parting handTo those who had the courageTo reach and rise and stand

Send it to the lovers and the fightersTo those who stood up and still standTo those who will chain their wristsAnd clench their fistsFor here and faraway lands

Why you should Appreciate all you have...

Song and poem connection

Both, the song and the poem are about thankfulness for things that are not materialistic. The poem shows thanks for the love and emotion that goes into getting a gift. And the song is about being thankful for those who chose to stand up for what they believed in, and how they made our lives better. Both of them really invoke a good sense of thanks.